Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-28
CAMP NOTES.
YYws FROM TBR BOYS AT TIE MA
TfoNAL DRILL.
The Alexandria Light Infantry Dress Pa
rads Of the Virginia Brigade-A
Clean Camp.


NiN thRAtfiNH wv ~ NfihfR' ~
fantry drilled m The competitive arm. ~
aid act appear IN. the State uniform, but
ina rev dress which arrived Yesterday
scarlet coats with gold Shouldcr.knotS,
black trousers with red stripes. and big
black b,ar.kn Sh,kos With gold ii,'ol IN
front. The c0mpanv began Grill in rather
bad form, but warmed mp TO thcir
work ard improved gicatlv. The hrings
were well done. and The whcrlngs IN HE
were rot 30 good Tao company vas ap-
plauded for several mo! emcntS by the
LARGO audience. Captain AU>hbacS han.
u1cd hi. men very wei.
The Virginia troops spent The day in
seeing Washington. and 20 where one
would there was always 10 be seen the
familiar sray.and.blue Virginia uniform.
BRIGADE DRESS PARADE.
Orders were issued for brigade dress
paYade az , O'Clock this afternoon 1t the
battle-ground. Long before that honr
thousands Of people were on the ground
READY 10 witness this ceremony, which
il the only one of the kind du-
ring The encmpmcni. By the time
the brigade marched on the ground
fully ten thousand persons were spec.
taiOrs. The brigade had a preliminary
parste just before gong on the er0u1d-,
aud this proved OF special benefit aS IN
StructiOn. General Anderson and stat
were an present, and upon the formation
Of The brigade Inc the General took com.
mapd. The First regiment. under COM
mand Of Colonel SpOtswood; the Second.
under command NJ Captain Mutton, and
the Third, under command Of Colonel
Wcr'cnhakCr, were IN line. The red and
yellow Of the cavalry and artillery gave
g larn
col0rS Of tie infantry. for the Fitz Lee
troop and the Petersburg and Stlunlon
batteries were in linc.
The COLORED BATTALION.
The c0lorcd battalion also took part In
the ceremony. The dress parade was an
imposing pageant, and delighted the great
ibrcng Of spectators. ~ General Augurs
headquarters II was said that il had at
tractCG The greatest number yet ~ the drill
Grounds. The music was furnished 10y the
Harri,onburg Band audll First Regiment
Drum and BuglC. Corps. The Stoncwall
Band WA not present, having LEFT for home
TO-DAY.
At The conclusion Of the dress parade
the brigade returned to camp. General
Anderson and stan entertained the field.
and line. officers also. General Ordway and
several United states officers who are
Judges Of the drill. Lunch was served in
al frcSc0 style in front Of General Ander-
sons tent.
GUARD DUTY.
There wss no relaxation Of vigilance in
tie Nir.inia camp To DAY. and guard duty
was. a. heretofore. thoroughly well done.
THIS was not the case IN all parts OF the
camp. The officers are kept busy instruct
ing The mtn, and in this work the officer. OF
80 grades engage with untlaggng interest
and 2esl. The brigade has now quite good
ideas az q soldier's duiv--shanks 10 such
constant Instruction. There are battlliOn
drills ~ ice each day. \ compliment was
n9id Nirgnii l. day by headquarters Of
iic,r,. The latter sand that the Virginia
brigade hs1 boy lar tue cleanc>t camp in the
entire oucampmcnt
NONE ~ TIE HOSPITAL.
The colonel, Of the various Virginia
regiment, report tonight that al their
men who were IN the hospital are out
again.
Mauy compliments are paid the stuart
Horse Guards, not only for their fine ap-
peaIance on the review, but for their public
spirit ia coming here at an expense Of more
than $500.
There was some trouble last night be.
tween the Virginia sCntries and some
troop, VITO are near their camp. The LAT
ffr soldiers are rather tough lot, and
made a desperate attempt to run the Viz.
gina guard. one Of them seized VIZ
einmu 20 - TO gasp his body ana riht at
toe came time.
GOT 1T Is TUE HEAD.
The Virginan was quick, and wrestling
,lif, away, cut bis a>Sailant on the fore
head WITH his bayOnct. The cut Is over
ivoiich,s long. This was good lesson,
and tier. IRE no more attempts - run the
Nr-iru Guard. Captain James G. Baker,
If t.t Anderson Guard, returned 10 camp
is-tsv. llc was Yesterday elected Com.
mourcal'h's attorney for Shenandoah.
About o'clock this evening, il0n. john
". Daniel visited the camp OF the brigade
and va, givcna hearty reception. The lhlrd
regiment chCcrcd him repeatedly. Tonight
De- spoke al the Metropolitan Hotel. Two
thirds q the Virginia brigade heard him.
TIE RALEIGH COMPANY.
III, Governor : Guard, OF Raleigh, which
j, The oniy North Carolina company now IN
camp. enjoys GOOD attn. and devoted the
entire day 10 sight seeing.
Thi, evening the camp i, NOISY. The
NuHean Guards have control OF things,
but DO not, Of course 90 out 4 their oNn
lines.
General Anderson said tonight that he
expected The Nir@nn brigade would brcak
ciinp shout O'Clock Tomorrow evening.
TIE Governors Guard lelves a. II
O'Clock tomorrow night. one hundred
and ,iNty.tbICc persons came here with toe
Guard on special train from Rlleigh, aud
al VIII return Oh the same train.
~ Nttftu tho
crack company on the battle-ground to-day.
The contest ( r the first urize will probe
bly, De between il and The Toledo cadets.
Tie betting +, in fayOr Of the latter
OGher Details Of the Days DOiuSs.
10y Associated Pressl
WA~niNGION, Man 27.-TO.day was an
otlCr unc dAy, aud busy one for the sol
dier- 20 TIE national drlil. Competitions
Wert ia IlO-Ic,> iu hcmain Fairgrounds,
thc Nth',lic.Pmk baseball grounds, and
Toe nil,d states arsenal grOunds-the
htt,r ltire iHCiNidual competition in rifle
shooting. The shooting yesterday was at
Two hundred ana three hundred yards,
and to.0:y al i've hundred and six hundred
yards.
Lieutenant Pollard. Of The Washington
Liclt Infantry, ,tIll heads the list with a
total % l12: next comes Captain Chi holm,
OF the second Mary land, with 1G7 third,
Private GOssman, Of the Second Iowa,
1t5: fourth. Private MOiing, Light In
fanny Blues, Richmond, Va, 1867 liitb,
Private Gosh. Washington Light Infantry,
lOi
TIE Infantry COMPANIES which drilled to-
day were jle Indianapolis Light lnfantry
A,N.utIia Nu.) Light Infantry, Jackson
u IiD-. Jackson (dicD MOlineaux Rules {;
Company y, Thirty second New York;
Edbrgp Rifle. Of san Antonio, TeXa-;
>8H Antonio leXas) Rides; Lomax Rifles, OF
Mobile, Ala and Sheridan Guards, OF Man
chester, y. n. 10 Is difficult 10 specify The
POINTS of excellence or imperiectlOnS, but
popular sympathy and appreciation seemed
cqusiJ enlisted by the LomaX Rifles, OF
Mobile, and the BeIknap Rifles, OF feXls.
with The san AntoulO Rifles close after
them. The crowd was immense and gem
erous In demonstrations OF applause.
Next come The battalion drill between
the Fifth Rhode Island, Louisville Legion,
and Washington Light lnflntry. The
practice throughout vas pronounced good
10y competent judges, and the opinions oil
outsiders are about Cvculy divided a. to
tleiT respective merits.
Tie most interesting feature OF the days
pogesBcy was The individual competitive
oyli. conducted on The country's spelling
match principe, which came next after The
battalion competition. Sixty competitors
,,.,~. .fl.,tea-fuo from each com.